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Looks dumb, but its real cool!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: November 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

It looks pretty dumb at first, but looks aren't everything. Although any person who has no opinion on pokemon or hates it would think it repetitive, It's perfect for any pokemon fan!

buy it, Dude

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: November 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If the US version is anything like the Japanese version of Pokemon Pinball, and I'm sure it is, except for those funky Japanese names, this game will be addictive. The Rumble Feature is awesome and adds to the game. This game is definately not Pokemon (except for the characters) and is a very different approach to the RPG game. But, there are concepts like capturing, evolving, and the basic Pokemon-ness of the game.

While it's a great pinball game on it's own merits, if the person who's getting this game isn't even remotely interested in Pokemon, save him face and buy him Full Tilt or another Pinball game without Poke-balls and Pikachu.

Great game, but even better if you read the directions.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 29, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game - especially for pinball fans, even has tilt features. It becomes more challenging once you try to evolve the Pokemon. It is also nice that it has 2 playing fields and you have to play both to get all of the Pokemon.

NO GOOD

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I think that the game is not that fun because all that you do is just flip the ball up and down on the screen.

I'm addicted...the kids want their GameBoy Back!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 40 / 42
Date: December 01, 1999
Author: Amazon User

OK, I am of a generation that didn't have video games. Remember foos ball and air hockey? They went right along with the good old pinball machines at your local eat and meet places. My kids tried to get me interested in the video games, but I just didn't see the attraction until now. In June, 1999, Pokeman pinball entered our home and the kids haven't seen the GameBoy since!

This pinball game has two different tables, blue and red. The red is a bit more difficult that the blue one. At first, it was a trifle annoying having the table split in two vertically when playing on that small GameBoy screen, but you quickly adjust. While waiting, waiting, waiting ... at Dr.s offices etc., this has been a great distraction and inevitably, everyone (read adults) wants a turn.

Once you have mastered the controls and have the feel for the pinball table you can now start your hunt for those elusive Pokeman. I finally learned about all of the different ones.

There are different levels or worlds and you get different pokeman in different places.

Definitely a worthwhile buy...you get an awesome pinball game for a gameboy with Pokeman thrown into the mix. This is MUCH BETTER than the Pokeman Snap for Nintendo64. Invest in rechargable batteries!

(PS-Guess what family is getting another color gameboy for Xmas!)

Hear Me Out!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 25
Date: December 05, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon Pinball some times is fun and some times is not...how so? Well, see, it makes you feel very wanting to play it and when you do, it makes you fell bored again. so that's why I gave it 4 stars. although it should be 4.5 because you can try to guess wat pokemonn you're about to catch like that show "who's that pokemon?"

A solid game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Pokémon pinball is a great game-boy color title. I say so because the game is challenging, there is always room for improvement, because your always trying to beat your top score. The game will keep you entertained for hours if you need it to because of the challenge in trying to meet the different goals of catching pokemon. There is level advancements within the game that take you to different areas to catch different pokemon. There are multiple "triggers" on either board that will activate different abilities, such as powering up your ball, or allowing you to catch pokemon or evolve them. Once you get a good game going you can watch your points rack up. A worthwile purchase if you get it.

Great fun with only one drawback.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: January 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge pinball fanatic. I own four actual full-size tables and all the PC versions I could find. I basically went out and bought a color Gameboy just so I could see what this game was like. First off, I'll say it it great fun. The ball physics are great, and the ball even spins, affecting the play. There are two different tables to choose from and both are fun. The Rumble Pack that comes with it is kinda cool too, but not in a huge way. However there is one thing that just jumped out at me the first time I played it. I had assumed that this was a scrolling-type game, meaning the screen would scroll up and down on the table due to screen size restictions. I much prefer games that do not scroll, but rather, show the entire table -- but due to the small screen size of the Game Boy, I would have been content with a scroller. But this game does neither of the two. Instead, when the ball goes to the top half of the table, the screen blanks for a split second, and then the top half of the table is shown. There is no scrolling. It either shows just the top or just the bottom. I found this extremely annoying at first, as it is impossible to line up your shots this way, but after some getting used to, I found I pretty much could memorize the table and shoot that way, knowing approximately where I was shooting the ball to. All in all, considering the small screen it plays on, it could be a lot worse. In fact, I have seen a lot worse on the full-size PC screen. So if you can adjust to the jarring screen-switching, you'll have a ball. I think most people will find that adjustment pretty easy. All other aspects of the game are first-rate with a high fun factor. Recommended.

This is a fun game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon Pinball is so much fun! My finace's son brought it overone weekend. He had rented it at Blockbuster. I am now hooked and want to go buy it. The reason I give it only four stars is that I would like to have more than two tables. I would think with today's technology that this could be achieved easily- please add more tables!

Good game, but it does get boring

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

It makes you very frustrated when you make a mistake that itjust doesn't seem worth playing after about a half-hour.

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